The cuban intervention in Angola, 1965-1991
Subtitle: from Che Guevara to Cuito Cuanavale
By: Edward George.
Publisher: Frank Cass
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
Subjects: Cubans -- Angola -- History -- 20th century; Angola -- History -- Revolution, 1961-1975 -- Participation, Cuban; Angola -- History -- Civil War, 1975-2002 -- Participation, Cuban
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Internationalism in the Cuban revolution & the birth of the alliance with the MPLA (1959-65); title: The Cuban mission to Brazzaville & the collapse of the alliance (1965-74); title: The carnation revolution & the failure of Angola's decolonisation (April 1974-October 1975); title: Operations Savannah and Carlota (October-November 1975); title: 'The second liberation war' (November 1975-March 1976); title: The failed withdrawal from Angola (1976-1981); title: 'The people's war', Cuban internationalists in Angola (1975-91); title: Abortive peace negotiations and the path to full-scale war (1981-85); title: The big offensives (1985-87); title: The battle of Cuito Cuanavale (November 1987-March 1988); title: The fighting in southwest Angola & the negotiating end-game (March-December 1988); title: The sting in the tail - the Ochoa scandal, the death of internationalism & the start of the 'special period' (1989-91).